Del Potro bows out of Shanghai Masters due to injury

Roger Federer was beaten by Croatia's Borna Coric in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals but Novak Djokovic reached the final with a dominant victory, BBC Sport reports.

The 21-year-old played the whole match by relentlessly attacking neutral balls in baseline rallies to gain control.

When it moved to Masters 1000, which was the big plan - to make it a Masters 1000 - I was extremely excited because I also inaugurated the Stadium in 2005 so I feel very connected to the place and I love the tournament organizers who have been great friends of mine for a long time now, and I made them a promise that I will basically make Shanghai a priority and I will not miss out on it. "It's going to be definitely a close match".

Djokovic climbed to number two in the ATP rankings with his semi-final defeat of Alexander Zverev and this victory 24 hours later was his 18th in a row.

Reigning champion Roger Federer was pushed all the way for the second match in a row before beating Roberto Bautista Agut to squeeze into the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals yesterday.

A sublime backhand pass followed by a forehand victor sealed a break to love for Zverev in the fifth game of the second set, and he duly wrapped up victory with minimal fuss.

He had lost his only previous meeting with Zverev, in the 2017 Internazionali d'Italia final, and faced early pressure in this match as the youngster started strongly.

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Masson believes Wednesday will be the prime day for activity, when the Florida Panhandle is hit by Michael. An Air Force hurricane hunter airplane was sent into the storm to investigate, the hurricane center said.

Getting some of their stars back will help, and now that they aren't the team to beat, it'll take some pressure off them. If we handle our business the way we're supposed to handle our business there is a good chance we will see them again".

The man replied, "I never saw any bombs or bombers, but I'm a Turkish nationalist - to me, all Syrians are terrorists". The judge at Brunson's latest hearing sentenced him to time served and subsequently released him, Fox News reports .

While Riyadh claimed he had left the consulate after his visit, Turkish police said Khashoggi did not emerge from the building. It was not immediately clear whether the second plane, pictured here, which left Istanbul for Egypt, was also searched.

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